Bright Start Child Learning Center, Inc.'s public record shows 14 DOHMH inspections, with 9 critical violations cited in the last 3 years and 0 currently open, last inspected 2026-09-21. Per those records, the center had critical violations in the last 3 years, all recorded as corrected. The median licensed center in Queens has 3 critical violations over the same window. Its Article 47 drinking-water lead test is on file with no elevated result. Its license appears on DOHMH's current active-programs roster. The DOE also runs free 3-K here: its last admissions cycle drew 74 applications for 30 seats — 2.47 per seat, more applications per seat than 78% of 3-K sites in Queens (borough median 1.26). The DOE also runs free Pre-K here: its last admissions cycle drew 42 applications for 34 seats — 1.24 per seat, more applications per seat than 72% of Pre-K sites in Queens (borough median 0.92). Government records on this page are free; the interpretation layer (peer ranking, trend, cross-agency check) is the paid Safety Analysis.
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Inspection history
DOHMH inspection records, newest first, with each violation's official severity and current OPEN/CORRECTED status. We show the government record verbatim and don't grade it.
How to read this record
- Critical — DOHMH's classification for violations that pose a risk to children's health or safety. The center must correct these, and DOHMH follows up.
- General — lower-risk Health Code violations. They still must be corrected.
- OPEN — not yet recorded as corrected in the latest data. CORRECTED — fixed, and the correction is on the record.
- DOHMH inspects licensed centers routinely, after complaints, and to verify corrections — so a violation on record is normal; what matters is severity, whether it is still open, and whether it repeats. Details in our methodology.
DOHMH inspection summary: Reinspection Required; Violations corrected at time of inspection
DOHMH inspection summary: Reinspection Required; Fines pending
At time of inspection child care service facility observed Not maintained or in disrepair. Dry sweeping observed in areas occupied by children.
What this means
Building and equipment The facility was not kept in good repair, and dry sweeping was seen in areas where children spend time, which the rule does not allow.
Worth asking: How are the children's rooms cleaned, and when?
At time of inspection child care service facility observed Not maintained or in disrepair. Dry sweeping observed in areas occupied by children.
What this means
Building and equipment The facility was not kept in good repair, and dry sweeping was seen in areas where children spend time, which the rule does not allow.
Worth asking: How are the children's rooms cleaned, and when?
At time of inspection child care service facility observed Not maintained or in disrepair. Dry sweeping observed in areas occupied by children.
What this means
Building and equipment The facility was not kept in good repair, and dry sweeping was seen in areas where children spend time, which the rule does not allow.
Worth asking: How are the children's rooms cleaned, and when?
At time of inspection floors/walls ceilings were observed Not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish.
What this means
Building and equipment A floor, wall or ceiling was in disrepair, or was covered in a finish the city calls toxic. It is among the most commonly cited rules.
Worth asking: What was repaired after the inspection, and can I see that room?
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